MIGUEL TRISTAN & THE BOLIVIAN CHARANGUITAR

  The Fabulous BaBaLoo Lounge presents Tristan live, Every Fri - Sat & Sun 1:00 to 3:30 PM Our Le Cordon Bleu and classically trained chefs have combined ideas from cuisines around the world; Cuban, Chinese, Japanese, Spanish, Caribbean, and African flavors, along with always using the freshest ingredients hand cutting our steaks, seafood, chicken and pork, we seek to provide our patrons with the best experience possible. So again, welcome to BaBaLoo Lounge, become a part of the family, and enjoy.

  Miguel Tristan, 25 years promoting the Bolivian "Charanguitar" in the US. a custom made instrument built by maestro Freddie Cruz. Inspired in the bolivian Charango and the clasical guitar, the charanguitar is a hybrid instrument capable of a wide range of melodic and harmonic accents and both can be played simultaneusly. By playing the Charanguitar, Tristan Hopes to take this bolivian treasure to new audiences showing the richness of the andean culture and the new horizons that can be explored musicaly as well as the many styles that can be played on the charanguitar, for instance Rock, Jazz, Blues, Pop, Classical, Flamenco, or world music. The first historic information on the charango was gathered by Vega going back to 1814, when a cleric from Tupiza documented that "the Indians used with much enthusiasm the guitarrillos around here in the Andes of Bolivia they called them Charangos". Turino mentions that he found carved sirens representing playing charangos in